Overview
- A grand jury indicted Dennis Mitchell Jr., 42, on child sex trafficking, aggravated assault, pandering, and receiving earnings of prostitution.
- Glendale police arrested Mitchell in November at a motel near 27th Avenue and Indian School Road in a corridor known locally as The Blade.
- Prosecutors say a 14-year-old told officers she had been staying with Mitchell in a room used for prostitution and fled to seek help after he struck her.
- An adult woman staying with Mitchell was also rescued, and charging documents allege the conduct continued for more than two months.
- Officials place the case within broader enforcement on the 27th Avenue corridor, where recent operations produced dozens of arrests, including 22 in early November.